Archive for the 'Economy' Category
19 Reasons To Decline The Covid-19 J@b
May 25th, 2021Via: reggiesez: Backup:
Food Delivery Robots Dodge Homeless in Los Angeles
May 23rd, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: A new video that surfaced on TikTok showed what appeared to be a Postmates Serve delivery robot cruising down the sidewalk of Los Angeles, dodging a homeless man laying on the pathway, and continued on its route to deliver food to a customer.
Ford Reveals All Electric F-150 Lightning
May 19th, 2021Via: The Verge: The most popular vehicle in the United States is going electric. Ford has revealed the F-150 Lightning, an all-electric version of its popular pickup truck due out in 2022, and it’s aggressively priced for an EV. The base model with 230 miles of range starts at $39,974, while the extended range version […]
Why Does the FDA Get Nearly Half Its Funding From the Companies It Regulates?
May 18th, 2021Via: The Defender: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved from an entirely taxpayer-funded entity to one increasingly funded by user fees paid by manufacturers that are being regulated. Today, close to 45% of its budget comes from these user fees that companies pay when they apply for approval of a medical device or […]
OSHA: Employers Who Require Employees to Get Vaccines Must Record Vaccine Adverse Reactions as Work Related
May 14th, 2021Via: Engineering News-Record: New guidance from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is causing contractors to change their COVID-19 vaccine requirements, and many of them criticize the guidance as diametrically opposed to the Biden administration’s stated desire to increase vaccinations. On April 20, OSHA released the new guidance in the frequently asked questions section […]
U.S. Consumer Prices Post Largest Gain Since 2009
May 12th, 2021Print a trillion dollars here. Print a trillion dollars there. And then… Via: Reuters: U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in nearly 12 years in April as booming demand amid a reopening economy pushed against supply constraints, which could add fuel to financial market fears of a lengthy period of higher inflation.
Pipeline Hack: Gas Stations Run Dry
May 11th, 2021Via: Bloomberg: Gas stations along the U.S. East Coast are beginning to run out of fuel as North America’s biggest petroleum pipeline races to recover from a paralyzing cyberattack that has kept it shut for days. From Virginia to Florida and Alabama, stations are reporting that they’ve sold out of gasoline as supplies in the […]
This Biden Proposal Could Make the U.S. a “Digital Dictatorship”
May 8th, 2021These brief excerpts don’t do the piece justice. Via: Unlimited Hangout: Last Wednesday, President Biden was widely praised in mainstream and health-care–focused media for his call to create a “new biomedical research agency” modeled after the US military’s “high-risk, high-reward” Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. As touted by the president, the agency would […]
U.S. Birth and Fertility Rates in 2020 Dropped to Another Record Low
May 5th, 2021This is at the end of the piece: Some experts say that a decline in birth rates could represent a lack of vital resources like housing and food among those demographics, with correlations between the rise in unemployment rates and the decline in birth rates. COVID mission accomplished??? Via: CNBC: U.S. birth and fertility rates […]
Pfizer Expects Vaccine Will Be “Durable Revenue Stream” As It Seeks Approval For Children 2 To 11
May 5th, 2021Never Forget: Pfizer Agrees to Pay Largest Healthcare Fraud Penalty in History Via: ZeroHedge: Yesterday, Pfizer released a strong earnings report (surpassing Wall Street’s elevated projections), and also revealed that it’s both on the cusp of securing regulatory approval in the US for minors between the ages of 12 and 15 to receive the vaccine […]
